Weather Alert Detail

High Wind Watch issued December 22 at 12:06PM CST until December 23 at 6:00PM CST by NWS

Effective: Monday, December 22, 2014 at 11:06 a.m.

Expires: Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at 5 p.m.

...STRONG NORTH WINDS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY....AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN OVER THE GREATPLAINS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILLDEVELOP ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO AND FAR WESTERN KANSAS. THIS ISWHERE THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP....HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGHTUESDAY AFTERNOON...* TIMING...MUCH OF THE DAY TUESDAY.* WINDS...NORTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH.* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IN AREAS OF CROSSWIND... WHICHWOULD MAINLY BE EAST-WEST HIGHWAYS OVER OPEN AREAS. WINDS WILLBE ENHANCED AROUND LARGE OBSTACLES SUCH AS GRAIN ELEVATORS.LIGHT ROOF DAMAGE COULD OCCUR ALONG WITH SPORADIC... BRIEFPOWER INTERRUPTIONS.